With regular short-pull levers and v-brakes, the brakes will move only a short distance when the lever is pulled. To make them work at all, the pads will need to be adjusted very close to the rim. You will get a lot if rubbing and the levers will feel mushy.
I suggest the Tektro levers. They are MUCH better than the old 287V levers. The hoods are actually closer in shape to Shimano than they are to other Tektro chubby hoods. On Mar 8, 9:36 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > What are the down-sides to using a "regular" road lever (Tektro/Cane Creek) > with V- Brakes? > > I'm starting to piece together a mtn. bike (frame TBD). I'm starting with > what I have lying around and going from there... > > Long shot request. Anyone have a single front Dia Compe 287-V lying around > unused and lonely? I need the long-pull "V" kind, not the regular 287 > model. I have a right I'm not using, but the left is on our tandem. > > FWIW, Cane Creek has a really nice looking updated version. Pricey as all > get out > though.<http://harriscyclery.net/product/dia-compe-scr-5v-drop-levers-for-v-b...> > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
